“From 35 ha in CdP which are spread out among 18 different parcels, the vines ave 40 yrs of age.” Typically, “65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, & 5% other ten varietals permitted; Destemming takes place only when necessary. Vinification takes place in temp-controlled, tile-lined cement tanks & lasts between 4-6 weeks depending on the vintage. The following Spring, the wines are moved into foudres of varying ages (3 yrs to 40+ yrs) where they will age for the next 15 months or so before a final racking & transfer to a large blending tank where the entire production will rest together for one month prior to being bottled unfined & unfiltered. Only one bottling takes place, so bottle #1 resembles bottle #5,000 that also resembles bottle #85,000, etc. as much as possible.” 15.4% ABV

98+ pts Dunnuck (8/16/19) & his #15/Top 100 for ’19,
97 Jeff Leve (9/21/19),
96 ea WA (Czerwinski, 8/30/19) & Decanter (Walls, 11/1/18)
95-96 Vinous (Raynolds, 12/1/19),
94 WS (Molesworth, 11/’19),
91 Decanter (Lawther, 2/3/20),
18/20 La Revue du Vin de France (1/1/20),
17.5/20 JancisRobinson.com (Hemming, 10/7/19), and
4*(*)/5 drinkrhone.com (10/’19)! ™[I show 5* as the max since 6* is virtually never awarded].

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